About this episode
We're joined by NYU law professor Rachel Barkow to talk about her new book J ustice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration . Listen to learn about five (or six) Supreme Court cases that arguably ignored the original meaning of the Constitution to enable our current policing and punishment practices. Along the way, a hypothetical genie offers Professor Barkow a very tough tradeoff.